THE GIRL’S STORY BOOK. 61

 

figures. ‘That is, certain per-
sons and things represent, or
stand for, certain other persons
and things. Christian, Faith-
ful, Giant Despair, Doubting
Castle, Vanity Fair, are all
JSigures, each representing some
person, or something else; and
so it is through the whole book.
The ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ is
perhaps the greatest and most
wonderful allegory ever written